HOLLY HILL, Fla. (WFLA) — A Sixth grade instructor was arrested for having baby sexual abuse materials of his college students made utilizing synthetic intelligence, the Holly Hill Police Division introduced.
David McKeown, 47, was arrested on June 20 for possessing baby pornography and sexual actions involving animals.
The Holly Hill Police Division Legal Investigation Division ICAC Detective obtained a tip from the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids on June 2, 2025, about studies of somebody utilizing a Discord account to share information depicting sexual abuse of youngsters.
A search warrant was executed at McKeown’s dwelling and United Brethren in Christ Academy, the place he’s a Sixth-grade instructor.
In line with HHPD, McKeown downloaded and communicated with different Discord customers throughout faculty hours whereas linked to the college’s Wi-Fi community.
The Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement supplied the usage of digital storage machine K9 Ruby throughout the search of McKeown’s dwelling, the place she positioned a number of gadgets.
“This arrest is deeply disturbing,” stated FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass. “Not solely was this particular person trafficking in vile materials however he was doing it on faculty grounds, throughout faculty hours surrounded by youngsters. At FDLE, we are going to by no means enable predators to cover behind screens or faculty partitions. We’ll observe them down, expose them and produce them to justice.”
A number of digital gadgets and extra proof had been taken throughout the search warrant for forensic examination, HHPD stated.
Detectives additionally obtained a search warrant for McKeown’s social media account and recovered 19 photos of kid sexual abuse materials and 6 photos of sexual actions involving animals with the help of the FDLE Cyber Crimes Activity Pressure and the State Lawyer Normal’s Workplace, officers stated.
“When reviewing McKeown’s social media account, detectives found a number of messages the place he was speaking with different customers, disseminating pupil’s private data, sending their images, and appeared to make the most of synthetic intelligence (AI) to generate baby pornography,” Holly Hill Police Division stated in a information launch.
McKeown is being held on the Volusia County Department Jail with no bond.
